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YouGov Survey Results

Sample Size: 1089 Adults (16+) in Scotland

Fieldwork: 6th - 10th November 2020

Total Con LabLib

DemSNP Remain Leave Yes No Con Lab

Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib

DemSNP Male Female 16-24 25-49 50-64 65+

Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246

Unweighted Sample 1089 238 155 69 392 577 304 398 489 168 141 32 432 182 122 51 469 472 617 123 402 268 296

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

WESTMINSTER HEADLINE VOTING INTENTION

Westminster Voting Intention6-10

Aug

6-10

Nov

[Weighted by likelihood to vote, excluding those

who would not vote, are under 18, don't know, or

refused]Con 20 19 75 6 15 0 8 44 5 31 100 0 0 0 90 5 14 1 23 14 12 10 22 31

Lab 16 17 11 60 24 4 20 11 5 27 0 100 0 0 4 89 9 4 15 19 18 15 17 20

Lib Dem 5 4 1 4 46 0 7 1 0 9 0 0 100 0 1 2 69 0 5 4 3 6 1 7

SNP 54 53 3 25 10 94 60 36 84 27 0 0 0 100 1 2 5 93 46 60 50 61 55 40

Green 2 3 0 4 5 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 3 7 3 3 0

Brexit Party 2 3 10 1 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 9 2 1 2

Other 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0

HOLYROOD HEADLINE VOTING INTENTION

Holyrood Headline Voting Intention


who would not vote or don't know]Con 20 19 75 7 13 0 10 44 5 33 87 4 2 0 100 0 0 0 24 14 13 11 20 33

Lab 14 15 11 53 19 3 17 9 5 22 4 80 8 1 0 100 0 0 13 16 17 13 14 18

Lib Dem 6 6 4 6 47 1 8 4 1 11 4 3 90 1 0 0 100 0 7 6 4 6 4 10

SNP 57 56 5 30 21 94 63 35 85 29 4 12 0 98 0 0 0 100 48 63 59 65 57 39

Green 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0

Scottish Socialist Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Other 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 4 3 1

AgeVote in 2019 EU Ref 2016 Indy Ref Voting intention Holyrood Voting intention Gender

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Total

Weighted sample 1089

Unweighted Sample 1089

%

WESTMINSTER HEADLINE VOTING INTENTION

Westminster Voting Intention6-10

Aug

6-10

Nov


who would not vote, are under 18, don't know, or

refused]Con 20 19

Lab 16 17

Lib Dem 5 4

SNP 54 53

Green 2 3

Brexit Party 2 3

Other 0 1

HOLYROOD HEADLINE VOTING INTENTION

Holyrood Headline Voting Intention


who would not vote or don't know]Con 20 19

Lab 14 15

Lib Dem 6 6

SNP 57 56

Green 1 2

Scottish Socialist Party 0

Other 1 2

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %

19 19 19 24 26 17 11 23 15 16

19 15 13 7 13 23 26 18 15 22

6 3 2 8 4 3 4 6 4 6

52 55 56 51 51 56 55 50 54 50

3 3 4 5 1 0 2 1 5 5

2 3 3 1 5 1 1 1 6 1

0 3 2 6 0 0 2 0 0 1

20 18 21 24 25 18 10 23 20 15

16 13 9 4 13 20 23 14 12 18

7 5 4 16 5 6 4 6 6 6

54 58 59 49 52 56 61 55 54 57

1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

1 4 6 6 5 0 1 1 0 2

Social Grade Scottish Region




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


Scottish Regional Vote


who would not vote or don't know]Conservative 21 20 73 7 18 0 10 43 5 34 88 5 9 0 95 2 12 1 25 14 10 15 20 31

Labour 14 13 10 53 18 2 16 9 4 21 4 75 7 0 2 88 0 1 13 14 13 10 14 17

Lib Dem 6 6 4 6 42 1 7 3 0 11 2 3 84 0 1 0 86 0 6 6 7 6 3 9

SNP 47 47 3 26 11 85 54 32 75 25 2 10 0 86 0 6 2 84 41 54 45 58 46 33

Green 6 7 0 7 9 8 8 2 8 3 0 4 1 7 0 4 1 8 8 6 20 5 9 2

Scottish Socialist Party 3 0 1 2 4 4 2 5 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 6 2 5 4 3 3 4

Other 6 4 9 0 0 1 1 10 2 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 4 4 3

Independence Referendum Vote

[Excluding those who would not vote or don't know]

Yes 53 51 2 33 20 96 60 31 87 22 1 28 15 99 1 22 21 98 51 51 55 59 52 32

No 47 49 108 65 81 12 42 74 18 79 112 75 79 9 113 82 76 12 54 45 38 39 53 71

If there were a general election held tomorrow,

which party would you vote for?

[Excluding respondents under 18]Conservative 15 13 56 5 11 0 7 29 4 22 100 0 0 0 79 5 11 1 18 9 9 7 17 23

Labour 12 13 8 50 17 4 17 7 4 18 0 100 0 0 4 85 8 4 12 13 15 10 13 15

Liberal Democrat 4 3 1 3 33 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 100 0 0 2 59 0 4 2 2 4 1 5

Scottish National Party (SNP) 42 38 2 21 7 83 49 25 68 20 0 0 0 100 1 2 4 88 35 41 38 42 42 30

Green 2 2 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 6 2 2 0

Brexit Party 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 9 1 1 1

Some other party 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0

Would not vote 10 9 1 1 2 2 2 9 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 8 1 14 7 5

Don’t know 13 15 21 15 27 8 14 18 9 20 0 0 0 0 12 3 14 3 9 21 7 15 16 20

Refused 3 3 3 1 0 3 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 13 2 1 2

And which of these parties would you vote for?

[Excluding respondents under 18, and asked to

those who said 'Some other party'; n=9]

UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Women's Equality Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Some other party 96 77 0 0 100 100 94 100 72 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 100 96 100 0 100 87 0

Don't know 4 23 0 0 0 0 6 0 28 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0

Refused 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




Total



%

Scottish Regional Vote


who would not vote or don't know]Conservative 21 20

Labour 14 13

Lib Dem 6 6

SNP 47 47

Green 6 7

Scottish Socialist Party 3

Other 6 4

Independence Referendum Vote

[Excluding those who would not vote or don't know]

Yes 53 51

No 47 49

If there were a general election held tomorrow,

which party would you vote for?

[Excluding respondents under 18]Conservative 15 13

Labour 12 13

Liberal Democrat 4 3

Scottish National Party (SNP) 42 38

Green 2 2

Brexit Party 1 2

Some other party 0 1

Would not vote 10 9

Don’t know 13 15

Refused 3 3

And which of these parties would you vote for?

[Excluding respondents under 18, and asked to

those who said 'Some other party'; n=9]

UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0

Women's Equality Party 0

Some other party 96

Don't know 4

Refused 0

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


21 18 20 25 23 18 11 26 19 17

14 13 9 4 14 20 20 11 11 17

6 5 3 12 4 6 4 6 8 5

46 48 54 39 47 47 50 43 46 48

7 6 6 10 2 6 8 7 15 4

4 3 2 3 3 2 5 5 2 6

1 6 7 7 8 0 2 1 0 4

54 47 48 53 45 53 61 42 55 51

47 52 49 48 55 48 42 59 41 48

14 13 12 16 18 13 8 16 11 13

14 10 8 4 10 17 20 12 11 17

4 2 1 5 3 2 3 4 3 5

40 37 35 35 37 42 43 36 41 38

3 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 4 4

2 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 6 1

0 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 1

5 13 15 8 12 5 10 9 8 4

13 18 20 22 14 16 12 15 12 15

4 2 2 3 1 4 1 6 3 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 100 83 100 100 0 100 0 100 100

100 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


On a scale of 0 (certain NOT to vote) to 10

(absolutely certain to vote), how likely would you

be to vote in a general election tomorrow?

[Excluding respondents under 18]0 - Certain NOT to vote 10 8 2 0 2 2 2 8 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 7 3 14 5 3

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0

5 4 6 3 2 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 6 0 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 12 6 4 4

6 2 3 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 3 3 10 3 1 1

7 3 3 3 5 1 1 3 3 2 3 7 0 0 3 5 0 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 3

8 6 4 3 8 0 3 4 4 4 4 2 6 5 4 3 6 3 4 3 5 5 5 3 3

9 6 7 6 6 14 6 8 7 6 7 6 8 14 7 7 7 17 7 6 8 6 6 7 8

10 - Absolutely certain to vote 66 67 81 75 78 83 75 69 71 70 81 76 80 81 80 78 73 78 69 65 63 60 73 75

If there were an election to the Scottish

Parliament tomorrow, and thinking about the

constituency vote, how would you vote?

Conservative 16 14 62 6 10 0 8 32 4 25 84 4 2 0 100 0 0 0 19 10 10 8 16 26

Labour 11 11 9 43 14 2 14 7 4 16 4 74 7 1 0 100 0 0 11 11 13 9 11 14


Scottish National Party 44 43 4 25 15 85 52 27 71 22 5 12 0 95 0 0 0 100 39 46 46 46 45 31

Some other party 2 4 5 3 0 2 2 6 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 4 4 1

Wouldn’t vote 9 8 2 1 0 1 2 9 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 1 13 7 4

Don't know 13 13 13 17 26 6 12 14 8 16 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 18 14 13 11 15

Refused 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3 3 1

Which other party would you vote for?

[Only asked to those who said they would vote for

"some other party"; n=31]

Green 43 33 0 100 0 82 83 7 45 19 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 26 82 31 27 44 36

Scottish Socialist Party 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 42 0 0 0

Brexit Party 30 21 85 0 0 0 6 43 8 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 40 12 45

Some other party 17 31 15 0 0 18 11 50 47 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 16 33 44 19

Don't know 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 0

Refused 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




Total



%



be to vote in a general election tomorrow?

[Excluding respondents under 18]0 - Certain NOT to vote 10 8

1 1 1

2 0 0

3 1 1

4 1 1

5 4 6

6 2 3

7 3 3

8 6 4

9 6 7

10 - Absolutely certain to vote 66 67

If there were an election to the Scottish

Parliament tomorrow, and thinking about the

constituency vote, how would you vote?

Conservative 16 14

Labour 11 11


Scottish National Party 44 43


Wouldn’t vote 9 8

Don't know 13 13

Refused 3 3

Which other party would you vote for?

[Only asked to those who said they would vote for

"some other party"; n=31]

Green 43 33

Scottish Socialist Party 6 11

Brexit Party 30 21


Don't know 3 3

Refused 0 0

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


5 12 11 9 10 3 10 10 7 4

0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1

6 5 4 7 2 12 9 5 3 7

3 3 2 3 5 1 2 3 4 1

2 3 4 3 5 3 0 1 1 4

4 4 3 1 6 4 3 4 1 9

8 6 13 7 3 8 6 2 9 7

71 63 60 69 66 64 68 74 71 67

16 13 13 17 19 14 8 16 15 11

13 9 6 3 10 16 19 10 10 14

5 4 3 11 3 5 3 4 5 5

44 41 38 36 41 47 52 40 41 45

3 4 5 5 4 0 1 2 7 4

5 12 13 9 11 6 5 10 8 3

12 14 22 18 9 10 9 13 13 14

2 3 1 0 2 2 4 5 2 4

39 29 25 13 12 0 0 53 52 48

26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0

17 25 26 10 84 0 0 33 0 0

12 46 50 77 4 0 100 14 0 52

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


And thinking about the regional or party vote for

the Scottish Parliament, which party list would

you vote for?

Conservative 16 15 62 6 14 0 9 32 4 25 86 4 9 0 92 2 11 1 20 10 7 10 16 25

Labour 11 10 9 42 14 2 13 8 4 16 4 68 7 0 2 86 0 0 11 10 10 8 12 14


Scottish National Party 37 36 3 21 8 76 44 25 62 19 3 8 0 83 0 6 2 80 32 39 33 40 37 27

Green 5 5 0 5 7 7 7 1 6 2 0 3 1 7 0 4 1 7 6 4 14 3 7 2

Scottish Socialist Party 3 3 0 1 2 4 3 2 5 2 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 7 3 4 5 2 3 4

UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Brexit Party 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1

Some other party 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 0

Wouldn’t vote 9 7 1 1 0 1 2 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 12 6 5

Don't know 13 14 11 20 24 7 14 11 8 16 2 8 0 3 3 1 4 3 9 18 16 14 12 13

Refused 3 3 3 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 2 1 2



be to vote in an election to the Scottish

Parliament tomorrow?

0 - Certain NOT to vote 9 7 1 0 0 1 1 7 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 2 12 5 3

1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2

2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 1

3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1

4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

5 4 6 3 3 4 4 3 6 5 4 5 5 0 3 2 3 0 5 5 7 13 5 5 4

6 2 2 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 3 2 4 3 2 0

7 4 3 3 5 0 1 3 3 2 4 6 5 0 3 4 5 6 3 3 4 4 4 3 2

8 5 4 2 6 1 3 3 4 4 3 2 7 4 4 2 7 5 4 3 5 8 4 4 2

9 7 7 5 7 14 6 9 5 7 6 4 7 14 8 5 9 14 8 5 8 4 7 4 10

10 - Absolutely certain to vote 67 67 82 74 80 84 76 70 71 71 79 70 80 79 81 74 73 77 70 64 57 60 75 75




Total



%

And thinking about the regional or party vote for

the Scottish Parliament, which party list would

you vote for?

Conservative 16 15

Labour 11 10


Scottish National Party 37 36

Green 5 5

Scottish Socialist Party 3 3

UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 0

Brexit Party 1 1


Wouldn’t vote 9 7

Don't know 13 14

Refused 3 3



be to vote in an election to the Scottish

Parliament tomorrow?

0 - Certain NOT to vote 9 7

1 1 1

2 0 1

3 1 1

4 1 1

5 4 6

6 2 2

7 4 3

8 5 4

9 7 7

10 - Absolutely certain to vote 67 67

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


16 13 13 18 18 15 9 18 14 13

12 9 6 3 13 16 16 8 8 13

5 4 2 8 3 5 3 4 7 4

37 34 37 28 37 38 42 31 34 37

6 5 4 7 1 5 6 5 11 3

4 3 1 3 2 3 6 5 2 5

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

0 2 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0

0 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 3

4 11 12 9 9 3 5 9 9 2

12 15 20 16 10 11 10 13 13 15

3 2 1 1 1 3 1 5 3 5

5 10 10 12 10 3 5 8 7 2

0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0

1 1 0 1 2 4 0 2 1 0

1 2 2 0 2 3 1 2 0 2

1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0

6 6 9 6 3 9 6 5 2 7

2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 4 3

3 3 4 2 5 4 2 2 2 4

3 5 6 5 5 4 4 2 1 4

8 5 9 6 3 10 7 3 8 6

71 63 57 65 68 58 72 74 71 71




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


Which of the following do you think are the most

important issues facing Scotland at this time?

Please tick up to three.

Health 46 47 51 64 60 42 53 43 42 54 49 62 60 46 45 62 54 47 41 53 38 49 46 51

The economy 45 49 57 52 65 48 53 53 49 55 61 49 63 47 64 52 63 47 49 49 35 48 57 50

Britain leaving the EU 35 38 20 45 48 51 49 25 45 35 15 38 64 53 16 33 55 53 38 38 31 37 40 42

Education 30 21 34 27 26 14 22 26 16 27 34 31 28 14 35 31 33 12 21 22 17 21 22 25

Scottish independence 27 28 13 17 16 48 33 21 46 13 16 14 14 51 15 16 15 48 33 24 34 27 31 24

The environment 16 17 7 25 20 18 21 6 16 15 7 25 15 21 5 22 16 20 18 16 29 20 9 14

Housing 13 11 8 6 7 11 10 12 11 10 7 10 14 10 9 9 9 10 9 13 12 13 11 8

Immigration & Asylum 12 13 29 9 5 5 5 25 8 16 25 9 3 6 26 12 3 8 17 8 13 8 16 17

Welfare benefits 10 10 6 12 7 11 10 13 13 8 6 10 7 13 7 10 2 12 6 13 5 11 10 8

Crime 8 8 14 6 8 4 7 9 7 9 15 7 10 4 13 4 10 5 7 8 4 7 7 13

Family life & childcare 5 6 5 5 7 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 10 4 9 6 4

Pensions 5 6 9 7 4 6 5 11 6 6 9 8 0 5 10 7 3 5 6 5 1 3 10 9

Tax 5 4 10 3 5 2 3 8 3 6 10 2 0 3 11 2 3 3 5 4 6 4 2 6

Defence and security 3 3 8 2 3 2 2 7 2 4 10 4 0 2 8 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 6

Transport 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 2

None of these 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 1

Don’t know 4 5 3 2 0 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 1 1 3 5 3 2 6 5 14 7 2 1

Generally speaking, do you think Scotland is

heading in the right or wrong direction?

Right direction 52 46 14 43 23 75 55 31 65 31 15 36 31 78 9 31 30 78 41 50 46 48 45 43

Wrong direction 26 32 73 33 55 8 26 52 16 48 76 45 44 7 81 48 53 7 41 24 30 25 36 41

Don't know 23 22 13 24 22 16 20 17 19 20 10 18 25 15 11 21 18 15 18 26 24 27 19 16




Total



%

Which of the following do you think are the most

important issues facing Scotland at this time?

Please tick up to three.

Health 46 47

The economy 45 49

Britain leaving the EU 35 38

Education 30 21

Scottish independence 27 28

The environment 16 17

Housing 13 11

Immigration & Asylum 12 13

Welfare benefits 10 10

Crime 8 8

Family life & childcare 5 6

Pensions 5 6

Tax 5 4

Defence and security 3 3

Transport 2 2

None of these 2 1

Don’t know 4 5

Generally speaking, do you think Scotland is

heading in the right or wrong direction?

Right direction 52 46

Wrong direction 26 32

Don't know 23 22

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


48 47 44 35 40 49 51 62 48 46

50 48 56 57 50 48 46 48 44 45

42 34 38 36 34 28 35 46 49 36

24 19 17 25 25 23 23 26 18 17

29 27 24 29 24 31 32 25 34 27

17 17 14 21 16 14 12 16 23 19

9 14 13 12 6 11 13 9 15 12

7 19 15 13 15 11 13 11 8 14

7 13 8 9 11 9 15 5 8 13

6 10 7 6 10 10 7 9 6 6

5 8 10 6 8 5 2 8 6 4

5 7 7 4 9 7 7 4 3 5

4 4 8 6 2 6 3 3 0 6

3 3 4 4 6 4 1 1 1 3

2 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 4

2 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 1

6 5 2 4 6 8 7 4 6 5

49 42 47 46 41 48 43 44 49 47

30 34 31 32 32 29 32 35 31 35

21 24 21 22 27 23 25 21 20 18




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


Should Scotland be an independent country?

Yes 45 43 2 28 17 82 51 26 74 19 1 24 13 84 1 19 18 83 43 43 47 50 44 27

No 40 42 92 55 69 10 36 63 15 67 95 64 67 8 96 70 65 10 46 38 32 33 45 60

Would not vote 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 2 2

Don’t know 9 10 3 17 13 6 11 5 7 10 1 12 20 6 1 10 17 5 7 13 13 11 9 9

Refused 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 1

In principle, do you think there should or should

not be a referendum on Scottish

independence....?

Next year, after the Scottish Parliament elections

if the SNP get a majority of the seats

Should be a referendum 44 43 3 30 23 77 51 27 72 22 3 20 36 81 3 18 32 78 44 42 50 49 43 30

Should not be a referendum 41 44 93 59 68 14 38 68 19 69 91 68 63 12 93 73 62 14 48 40 30 34 51 61

Don’t know 15 13 4 11 8 10 11 5 10 9 6 12 1 7 5 9 6 8 8 17 20 17 7 9


if the majority of those elected support a

referendum, but the SNP do not get a majority on

their own



Don’t know 15 15 3 14 4 13 14 6 15 9 4 14 1 12 4 11 5 12 9 20 21 20 10 9


if the majority of those elected don’t support a

referendum



Don’t know 17 17 4 15 5 18 16 9 19 10 4 13 6 17 4 10 8 17 12 22 28 21 11 11

In the next 5 years



Don’t know 16 16 7 14 13 12 14 10 12 13 5 14 9 9 6 15 11 9 12 20 24 18 10 13




Total



%

Should Scotland be an independent country?

Yes 45 43

No 40 42

Would not vote 4 3

Don’t know 9 10

Refused 1 2

In principle, do you think there should or should

not be a referendum on Scottish

independence....?


if the SNP get a majority of the seats

Should be a referendum 44 43

Should not be a referendum 41 44

Don’t know 15 13


if the majority of those elected support a

referendum, but the SNP do not get a majority on

their own



Don’t know 15 15


if the majority of those elected don’t support a

referendum



Don’t know 17 17

In the next 5 years



Don’t know 16 16

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


46 40 41 45 38 45 52 36 47 43

40 44 42 41 47 41 36 50 35 41

2 4 2 2 6 4 1 5 2 3

10 11 13 11 8 7 10 6 14 12

2 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 2

46 40 42 49 36 45 45 40 48 43

44 44 48 42 54 41 39 44 39 40

10 16 10 9 9 14 16 15 13 17

39 36 39 44 35 38 40 33 40 31

50 46 48 43 55 47 40 48 47 51

12 18 13 13 10 15 20 19 13 18

24 25 27 29 24 27 27 22 22 20

61 55 58 52 64 54 52 60 58 63

15 20 16 19 12 19 21 18 20 17

47 40 44 46 39 45 47 40 48 43

39 42 44 39 50 36 32 44 35 42

14 18 12 15 11 19 21 16 17 15




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


Imagine that the SNP do get a majority in the

Scottish Parliament elections next year, but the

UK government doesn’t transfer the powers to

the Scottish government to hold a referendum.

In those circumstances, do you think…?

The Scottish government should try to hold a vote

without those powers38 39 4 30 22 67 44 27 64 19 3 25 20 70 2 24 19 68 40 38 40 44 42 24

The Scottish government should not try to hold a

vote without those powers44 45 91 55 67 16 40 64 21 67 90 65 71 17 93 67 70 18 51 40 38 36 50 61

Don’t know 18 16 5 14 10 17 16 9 14 14 6 10 9 13 6 9 11 14 9 23 22 20 8 16

Do you think that Boris Johnson is doing well or

badly as Prime Minister?

Very well 2 3 10 2 3 1 2 6 2 4 17 0 0 1 16 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 4 5

Fairly well 18 17 47 9 22 6 11 33 10 25 50 9 10 5 50 14 19 5 16 17 3 12 22 28

TOTAL WELL 20 20 57 11 25 7 13 39 12 29 67 9 10 6 66 14 19 6 20 19 5 13 26 33

Fairly badly 30 24 27 24 35 16 24 22 19 27 22 30 38 20 25 30 35 19 21 26 30 25 18 23

Very badly 44 50 9 64 40 73 59 32 66 37 5 58 52 73 3 52 41 74 52 48 56 50 53 42

TOTAL BADLY 74 74 36 88 75 89 83 54 85 64 27 88 90 93 28 82 76 93 73 74 86 75 71 65

Don’t know 6 7 7 1 0 4 4 7 3 8 6 3 0 1 6 4 5 2 7 8 9 12 4 3

Do you think that Keir Starmer is doing well or

badly as leader of the Labour Party?

Very well 6 5 3 10 13 5 7 2 3 6 2 20 6 4 4 14 6 5 4 6 2 3 7 8

Fairly well 33 36 41 47 46 36 42 34 34 40 43 58 51 36 42 61 48 35 36 37 30 31 34 52

TOTAL WELL 39 41 44 57 59 41 49 36 37 46 45 78 57 40 46 75 54 40 40 43 32 34 41 60

Fairly badly 15 21 24 21 20 24 21 22 23 20 30 9 21 27 26 11 22 27 26 17 28 19 21 21

Very badly 10 11 13 5 0 12 7 18 15 9 13 2 0 12 13 2 2 12 15 7 6 12 14 8

TOTAL BADLY 25 32 37 26 20 36 28 40 38 29 43 11 21 39 39 13 24 39 41 24 34 31 35 29

Don’t know 36 26 20 17 21 22 23 24 24 25 12 12 22 21 14 11 21 22 19 34 33 35 23 11

Do you think Nicola Sturgeon is doing well or

badly as First Minister?

Very well 38 31 6 25 18 56 37 22 50 17 7 21 23 59 3 14 21 58 25 36 29 27 37 31

Fairly well 34 36 20 45 45 35 40 26 35 36 14 44 44 38 16 44 41 37 31 41 37 41 28 36

TOTAL WELL 72 67 26 70 63 91 77 48 85 53 21 65 67 97 19 58 62 95 56 77 66 68 65 67

Fairly badly 10 11 25 11 19 3 10 15 5 16 25 12 29 3 22 14 26 4 14 8 11 12 10 11

Very badly 12 16 46 18 16 3 10 33 9 25 53 20 3 0 57 25 10 0 24 9 14 11 22 21

TOTAL BADLY 22 27 71 29 35 6 20 48 14 41 78 32 32 3 79 39 36 4 38 17 25 23 32 32

Don’t know 6 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 6 0 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 6 9 9 3 1




Total



%

Imagine that the SNP do get a majority in the

Scottish Parliament elections next year, but the

UK government doesn’t transfer the powers to

the Scottish government to hold a referendum.

In those circumstances, do you think…?

The Scottish government should try to hold a vote

without those powers38 39

The Scottish government should not try to hold a

vote without those powers44 45

Don’t know 18 16

Do you think that Boris Johnson is doing well or

badly as Prime Minister?

Very well 2 3

Fairly well 18 17

TOTAL WELL 20 20

Fairly badly 30 24

Very badly 44 50

TOTAL BADLY 74 74

Don’t know 6 7

Do you think that Keir Starmer is doing well or

badly as leader of the Labour Party?

Very well 6 5

Fairly well 33 36

TOTAL WELL 39 41

Fairly badly 15 21

Very badly 10 11

TOTAL BADLY 25 32

Don’t know 36 26

Do you think Nicola Sturgeon is doing well or

badly as First Minister?

Very well 38 31

Fairly well 34 36

TOTAL WELL 72 67

Fairly badly 10 11

Very badly 12 16

TOTAL BADLY 22 27

Don’t know 6 6

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


39 38 40 45 34 37 38 35 42 39

47 44 45 46 51 46 42 48 41 43

14 18 15 9 15 17 20 17 17 18

3 3 1 2 2 4 1 3 4 5

14 20 17 19 20 20 15 25 9 10

17 23 18 21 22 24 16 28 13 15

24 23 24 21 21 30 23 19 23 26

53 45 50 49 45 40 55 45 59 54

77 68 74 70 66 70 78 64 82 80

6 9 8 9 12 6 6 8 4 6

6 4 6 2 3 5 7 7 5 6

38 34 36 41 34 37 37 43 32 32

44 38 42 43 37 42 44 50 37 38

23 19 16 16 22 23 21 14 28 27

10 12 13 11 13 13 7 8 9 12

33 31 29 27 35 36 28 22 37 39

22 31 28 30 28 22 27 28 26 23

32 28 26 25 32 33 35 30 31 31

37 35 44 37 33 37 31 33 42 31

69 63 70 62 65 70 66 63 73 62

10 12 11 8 10 12 18 14 6 12

15 18 12 21 18 14 12 17 16 22

25 30 23 29 28 26 30 31 22 34

5 6 7 9 6 4 5 6 5 5




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


How well or badly do you think each of the

following is handling the coronavirus outbreak?

The UK Government

Very well 2 2 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2

Fairly well 21 19 52 12 23 8 15 34 13 26 55 14 12 8 54 17 19 7 18 19 6 13 25 30

TOTAL WELL 23 21 56 13 26 8 17 35 13 28 64 14 12 8 60 18 19 8 20 20 7 14 26 32

Fairly badly 37 33 29 32 38 32 34 30 27 36 30 35 40 32 32 39 35 33 30 35 44 34 26 32

Very badly 36 43 14 51 36 57 47 33 56 32 5 49 41 57 8 40 41 56 47 39 44 45 45 34

TOTAL BADLY 73 76 43 83 74 89 81 63 83 68 35 84 81 89 40 79 76 89 77 74 88 79 71 66

Don’t know 4 4 1 4 0 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 8 3 1 3 5 2 3 6 5 7 2 2

The Scottish Government

Very well 29 18 6 14 10 32 22 14 30 11 3 13 13 33 2 8 16 34 13 22 13 15 23 21

Fairly well 50 50 31 50 55 58 55 38 54 46 30 45 64 61 26 47 57 59 47 53 52 53 42 52

TOTAL WELL 79 68 37 64 65 90 77 52 84 57 33 58 77 94 28 55 73 93 60 75 65 68 65 73

Fairly badly 10 15 33 19 21 4 13 20 7 20 33 24 7 3 34 27 15 5 18 12 17 14 12 16

Very badly 8 13 28 12 10 3 6 26 8 18 31 13 10 1 34 14 9 1 19 7 12 11 19 9

TOTAL BADLY 18 28 61 31 31 7 19 46 15 38 64 37 17 4 68 41 24 6 37 19 29 25 31 25

Don’t know 4 5 2 4 4 2 4 3 2 5 3 4 6 2 3 4 4 1 3 6 5 6 5 2

Boris Johnson

Very well 2 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 1 2 9 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 2

Fairly well 16 17 49 9 17 7 13 30 10 24 56 9 5 6 54 13 15 5 17 17 11 10 22 27

TOTAL WELL 18 19 54 10 20 7 14 32 11 26 65 9 5 7 60 14 15 6 19 18 13 11 24 29

Fairly badly 30 24 29 22 32 16 23 25 20 27 28 20 35 19 32 24 27 20 21 27 26 26 19 26

Very badly 49 52 14 67 49 73 61 39 66 42 6 69 55 72 7 61 54 72 56 49 54 56 54 43

TOTAL BADLY 79 76 43 89 81 89 84 64 86 69 34 89 90 91 39 85 81 92 77 76 80 82 73 69

Don’t know 3 5 3 2 0 4 3 3 3 4 1 2 6 2 2 2 4 2 4 6 6 7 3 2

Nicola Sturgeon

Very well 41 28 8 25 19 49 33 21 43 18 8 19 16 50 5 14 19 51 24 32 25 24 33 32

Fairly well 38 42 30 45 56 43 48 32 42 42 30 45 64 46 28 49 51 43 38 47 41 47 34 44

TOTAL WELL 79 70 38 70 75 92 81 53 85 60 38 64 80 96 33 63 70 94 62 79 66 71 67 76

Fairly badly 9 13 28 14 14 3 10 19 6 18 27 14 4 3 27 16 12 4 14 11 13 13 12 12

Very badly 8 14 32 13 10 2 8 26 7 20 35 18 10 0 40 20 11 1 21 6 14 12 18 11

TOTAL BADLY 17 27 60 27 24 5 18 45 13 38 62 32 14 3 67 36 23 5 35 17 27 25 30 23

Don’t know 3 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 6 1 1 2 5 1 2 5 7 5 2 1




Total



%

How well or badly do you think each of the

following is handling the coronavirus outbreak?

The UK Government

Very well 2 2

Fairly well 21 19

TOTAL WELL 23 21

Fairly badly 37 33

Very badly 36 43

TOTAL BADLY 73 76

Don’t know 4 4

The Scottish Government

Very well 29 18

Fairly well 50 50

TOTAL WELL 79 68

Fairly badly 10 15

Very badly 8 13

TOTAL BADLY 18 28

Don’t know 4 5

Boris Johnson

Very well 2 2

Fairly well 16 17

TOTAL WELL 18 19

Fairly badly 30 24

Very badly 49 52

TOTAL BADLY 79 76

Don’t know 3 5

Nicola Sturgeon

Very well 41 28

Fairly well 38 42

TOTAL WELL 79 70

Fairly badly 9 13

Very badly 8 14

TOTAL BADLY 17 27

Don’t know 3 4

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2

17 21 17 20 24 21 18 21 15 17

18 23 18 21 25 23 19 22 17 19

36 30 31 33 28 42 25 40 30 36

42 43 49 40 41 30 50 35 51 41

78 73 80 73 69 72 75 75 81 77

4 4 2 6 6 6 6 3 2 4

20 16 15 15 18 21 25 15 14 22

51 49 54 51 44 55 44 52 60 38

71 65 69 66 62 76 69 67 74 60

15 14 16 13 16 10 16 18 12 15

10 16 12 12 15 9 11 11 12 19

25 30 28 25 31 19 27 29 24 34

5 5 4 8 7 5 4 4 2 5

2 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 3

15 19 17 16 20 22 16 19 11 13

17 21 17 17 21 24 16 22 14 16

24 25 25 26 19 25 24 28 26 24

55 50 56 50 52 45 57 45 56 56

79 75 81 76 71 70 81 73 82 80

4 5 2 6 8 7 3 4 3 4

29 27 28 23 26 34 30 25 30 27

44 41 46 40 40 45 44 45 44 36

73 68 74 63 66 79 74 70 74 63

13 12 14 12 13 9 12 15 13 11

10 17 10 17 15 9 11 11 13 22

23 29 24 29 28 18 23 26 26 33

4 3 2 8 5 4 2 4 1 3




Total Con LabLib


Lib

DemSNP Con Lab

Lib


Weighted sample 1089 203 150 77 363 551 296 411 509 145 138 33 425 156 119 50 463 524 565 142 430 271 246


% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %


Decisions around lockdown rules are decided

separately for England, Scotland, Wales and

Northern Ireland. The UK Government makes

decisions affecting England while the devolved

governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland make decisions for their respective

countries. Thinking about how coronavirus

lockdown rules are decided, which of the

following statements comes closest to your

view?

Each of the devolved governments should decide

the rules for their own country68 37 74 72 87 79 51 84 56 30 71 82 89 32 67 69 88 61 73 60 69 69 69

The UK government should decide the rules for the

whole of the UK23 55 23 26 6 16 41 9 36 66 25 14 7 63 29 25 7 29 17 21 19 25 28

Don’t know 9 8 3 2 7 6 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 5 9 10 19 12 6 3

And thinking specifically about decisions around

lockdown measures in Scotland, which of the

following comes closest to your view?

Decisions around lockdown measures should

happen at the same time for the whole of Scotland

even if some areas are at different levels than others

at reducing the spread of the virus

24 30 25 22 23 23 29 23 28 31 28 9 24 29 30 18 25 28 21 20 24 28 24

If some areas in Scotland are at different levels than

others at reducing the spread of the virus then

lockdown rules should be different in these areas

64 64 70 70 69 69 63 68 64 61 65 77 70 64 64 68 68 60 68 59 60 66 72

Don’t know 12 6 4 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 14 6 7 6 13 7 12 11 22 16 6 5

Since the start of the coronavirus crisis,

Scotland and England have differed in their

approach to tackling the crisis and implementing

lockdown rules. Thinking generally, do you

prefer the approach that has been taken in

Scotland or the approach that has been taken in


England?

The approach taken in Scotland 69 32 72 74 90 80 49 85 56 29 69 82 94 26 66 75 93 61 75 67 72 67 66

The approach taken in England 8 26 5 5 2 4 17 3 13 33 6 4 1 31 8 5 1 11 5 6 6 11 10

Neither 16 33 20 15 4 12 28 8 23 29 20 11 4 34 21 11 3 21 12 17 15 16 17

Don’t know 7 9 3 6 5 5 6 4 8 9 5 4 2 8 5 9 2 7 7 10 8 6 7




Total



%

Decisions around lockdown rules are decided

separately for England, Scotland, Wales and

Northern Ireland. The UK Government makes

decisions affecting England while the devolved

governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland make decisions for their respective

countries. Thinking about how coronavirus

lockdown rules are decided, which of the

following statements comes closest to your

view?

Each of the devolved governments should decide

the rules for their own country68

The UK government should decide the rules for the

whole of the UK23

Don’t know 9

And thinking specifically about decisions around

lockdown measures in Scotland, which of the

following comes closest to your view?

Decisions around lockdown measures should

happen at the same time for the whole of Scotland

even if some areas are at different levels than others

at reducing the spread of the virus

24

If some areas in Scotland are at different levels than

others at reducing the spread of the virus then

lockdown rules should be different in these areas

64

Don’t know 12

Since the start of the coronavirus crisis,

Scotland and England have differed in their

approach to tackling the crisis and implementing

lockdown rules. Thinking generally, do you

prefer the approach that has been taken in



England?

The approach taken in Scotland 69

The approach taken in England 8

Neither 16

Don’t know 7

ABC1 C2DENorth East

Scotland

Highlands &

Islands

South

Scotland

West

ScotlandCentral

Mid-Scotland

& FifeLothians

Glasgo

w

566 523 150 98 156 138 122 129 161 135

618 471 147 105 154 129 121 128 169 136

% % % % % % % % % %


71 64 66 73 65 69 71 65 68 66

20 26 22 20 23 26 20 24 22 25

9 10 12 7 12 5 9 10 10 9

20 29 25 22 22 26 28 24 23 27

69 59 64 67 64 63 62 63 70 58

11 12 11 11 14 11 10 13 7 15

71 66 67 64 66 75 72 70 70 63

7 9 8 7 9 9 7 7 10 8

15 18 16 20 17 12 14 15 16 21

7 7 9 9 9 5 7 8 4 8


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